纽约时报联机提示和答案，#585，2025 年 1 月 16 日

Connections returns with another brain-teaser! To win, make fewer than four mistakes while categorizing sixteen words. The words themselves are your only clues.

If you're a Connections veteran, you know the challenge. Need a hand? This guide offers hints, spoilers, category clues, and more.

NYT Connections Puzzle #585 Words (January 16, 2025)

Today's puzzle includes: Market, Switch, Plant, Mall, Trade, Gym, Outlet, Asset, Rug, Business, Mole, Sconce, Pack, Agent, Baseboard, Commerce.

NYT Connections Puzzle Hints

Need a nudge? Find hints and spoilers below.

General Hints

Here are some general hints:

1. These aren't typical places to visit or shop.
2. Asset and Mole belong together.
3. Mall and Pack share a category.

Yellow Category Hints (Easy)

Hint: Think economic transactions.

Yellow Category Answer (Easy)

Buying and Selling

Yellow Category Answer & Words (Easy)

Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade

Green Category Hints (Medium)

Hint: Consider other wall fixtures: fireplace, TV, window, crown molding.

Green Category Answer (Medium)

Installed On a Wall

Green Category Answer & Words (Medium)

Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch

Blue Category Hints (Hard)

Hint: Think informant, operative.

Blue Category Answer (Hard)

Spy

Blue Category Answer & Words (Hard)

Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant

Purple Category Hints (Tricky)

Hint: Each word can be followed by a three-letter animal to form a common phrase.

Purple Category Answer (Tricky)

___ Rat

Purple Category Answer & Words (Tricky)

___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug

Complete Answers to NYT Connections #585 (January 16, 2025)

• Yellow - Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade
• Green - Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch
• Blue - Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant
• Purple - ___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug

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